|
|
ATRA envisions a
future when trans-
portation will all be
orchestrated for the
convenience of people
and their businesses
– as well as for the
benefit of our planet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Journals/Articles Transportmetrica (Journal)  | Transportmetrica is an international journal whose objectives are to provide a discussion forum for transportation studies, and exchange of new and innovative ideas in transportation research. Although the focus of the journal is placed on the quanti |
PRT in Sweden: From Feasibility Studies to Public Awareness | Podcars or Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) has been discussed and analyzed in Sweden
since the mid-1960’s. Interests in PRT has gone up and down over time. Since the
mid-1990’s, however, the efforts of promoting PRT in Sweden have become more
serious and frequent. Many pre-feasibility and a few feasibility studies were
undertaken by researchers, consultants and cities against a wide range of vested
interests in the automotive and public transport industries.... |
High-Capacity Personal Rapid Transit: Rationale, Attributes, Status, Economics, Benefits (2007) | In this paper, Ed Anderson gives a complete and concise view of the rationale of PRT, its history, current status, and potential. This is a robust technical explanation complete with the data and arguments needed to help planners and engineers get a full understanding. |
The Case For Personal Rapid Transit  | A
summary of the status of PRT for urban policy makers and other
interested parties has been prepared by an ATRA task force based on an
initiative by member Joerg Schweizer, based in Bologna, Italy.
Illustrations have been added to complement the text. It is available
for downloading and public use. |
PRT presentation (on line)  | An on-line
animated presentation of the concepts of PRT, with lots of pictures. By Jose
Ripalda, August 2004. |
Journal of Advanced Transportation
(quarterly)  | The Journal of Advanced Transportation is a fully peer reviewed
journal that publishes manuscripts in the field of transportation. Articles dealing
with analysis, design, economics, engineering, operations, planning and technology
of all transportati |
Applying Lessons from Lean Production Theory
to Transit Planning  | Lean production theory provides a basis for understanding
how Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) improves upon traditional mass transit. Lean
production refers to manufacturing processes that improve upon mass production
techniques to reduce cost, reduce time to produce, improve quality, and better
respond to market demands. |
Analysis and Simulation of Automated Vehicle
Stations | by R.E. Johnson, H.T. Walter and W.A. Wild. This important 1975 paper
compares station types for a variety of stations for automated-vehicle systems. (on
line) |
Designing a High Performance PRT Network for
an Edge City | A computer-assisted, consumer-oriented approach to the design of a
PRT network for an Edge City (downtown Bellevue, Washington) is described. Major
attention is given to determining the number and locations of PRT stations such
that a high level of c |
Designing APM Circulator Systems for Major
Activity Centers: An Interactive Graphic Approach | An interactive graphic
computer program, called C-CAD, is used to design an APM circulator system for a
large and complex major activity center. The design process is intuitively guided
and makes use of several graphic displays of the spatial perform |
Minimum Essential Features of PRT | Discusses the criteria for defining PRT and the minimim features that would be
needed in areas of consumer service, cost, community acceptance, and network
management. |
|
|